''Basically, on maybe 1 out 5 boots, maybe 30seconds after logging in the graphical artifacts start on an open window, and 2-3sec later are across all my screens. Restarting the PC fixes the issue''
maybe test it in another capable computer to see if its the card and not say your PSU failing trying to give peak power at starting things up ? - I could look at it may not be the card unless it did it all the time . could just let it bop till it fully drops then bake it as last ditch effort if you eliminated the rest of your system causing the issue to occur .
like I said I do see funkie behavior with later drivers and them old ones seen just fine with out issue .
sajin
''That is noted in the article.''
nice of them to do so . most don't on that fix trick .
I like this
''The safest option is to buy a
throw-away toaster oven if you want to do reflowing like this - then you
don’t need to care as you’ll never use the toast oven for food.''
go to a thrift shop or goodwill grab one
''Depending on the type of PCB you
are baking it is possible to produce some nasty stuff. The Epoxy used in
FR-4 contains bromine, albeit, the bromine is used as a flame
retardant. If you could heat the oven hot enough, well above the 390F,
its possible to create some nasty stuff to breathe.''
https://www.quora.com/Is-baking-a-graphics-card-in-my-oven-dangerous it comes down to what YOU feel is best for YOU .
just google around the baking thing and read whats said pro and con's . then its all on you .
me I'd just run the card after I tested it to insure it was in fact the card or no good resolve for it , and run it as is till it fails 100% or grow tired of it be saving up $ in the mean time and get a new card .